PRESS RELEASE: An Award Winning International Design Partnership for Australia

Three acclaimed design studios have formed an international partnership to offer “world view” answers to project requirements and give clients the benefit of their experience with the current international design trends in Europe and the USA.

The Partners are, Lava Architects, Designfocus Resource & Anke Design Corporation, working in the arenas of Residential, Commercial & Public Architecture, Retail Design & and Hotel Hospitality & Resort Design.

Lava Architects – Offices in Berlin, Stuttgart, Sydney & Vietnam. Founded by
Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck. in 2007. In 2016, Lava was Laureate of the European Centre for Architecture Art Design & Urban Studies & Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design. Lava’s work goes from “Wow to Incredible”. Outstanding projects: Philips Lighting Headquarters, Eindhoven Netherlands, KACST – Knowledge Centre, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, Bayreuth Youth Hostel, Bayreuth Germany, The German Pavilion Exp 2020, Dubai UAE, Van Phu Towers, Hanoi Vietnam, Beijing Water Cube, Beijing China (with PTW).

Designfocus Resource was founded by Peter Rektor and Robyn Trelore in 1991. Based in Sydney Australia. Designfocus has worked nationally throughout Australia, and internationally in Chicago, New York, Hong Kong & Dubai. Their projects range from redesigning high end CBD retail precincts, roll out stores for prestigious luxury brands and showrooms for exclusive automobile marques. Gold medal award was won at the 15th Triennale di Milano & Paspaley Pearls Flagship Store 2 Martin Place Sydney, awarded Retail Interior of the Year and Adaptive Reuse.

Anke Design Corporation. Formed in 1993 by Lieselotte Anke, specialising in the design of hotels and hospitality venues internationally. The Anke Design offices are in Las Vegas. Lisa has also held the positions of Senior Vice President Architecture & Design, Hyatt Hotel Corp. Chicago, and Vice President Interior Design, Sands Corp in Las Vegas. Anke Design has completed projects for many leading hoteliers including Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Joie de Vivre, Greystone Hotel & Starwood and won the 2013 Interiors Award for The Grand Hyatt New York Lobby.

QUOTE “We act with a unified objective, to provide exciting no nonsense real solutions and resources that can be better achieved by our international network, than by a single company specialising in many different categories” … Peter Rektor